boy's name

Robel

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 842

Robel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2009, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1984.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Robel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Robel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 35
1990s 136
2000s 222
2010s 236
2020s (to 2025) 85

How popular is Robel?

In 2025, Robel was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Robel is used

Canada #2,751 6 in 2020
England & Wales #4,435 4 in 2022
United States #6,261 14 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Robel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Robel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Robel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Robel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Robel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Robel

How popular is the name Robel?

In 2025, Robel was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Robel a girl's or a boy's name?

Robel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Robel?

Robel has 2 syllables.

When was Robel most popular?

Robel peaked in 2009, when 35 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Robel a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Robel currently ranks #6,261 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.